Oh, the depth of the riches of the wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable his judgments, and his paths beyond tracing out! Romans 11:33 When I go to visit my dad, my routine typically involves getting him up from his chair, having him use the walker to get to his room, serving him a cup of tea - …
Continue reading Change, Surprise, Life, Tragedy, and the Constant that is God’s Faithful Love
“Stop collecting treasures for your own benefit on earth, where moth and rust eat them and where thieves break in and steal them. Instead, collect treasures for yourselves in heaven, where moth and rust don’t eat them and where thieves don’t break in and steal them. Where your treasure is, there your heart will be also."Everything should …
Continue reading sorting through our “treasures” and finding out how rich we are
Ditch those video games, avoid the television, and get hooked in with reading again.
I wrote recently that beauty is inextricably connected to gratitude. I believe the same equation is at play when it comes
There is no fear in love, but perfect love casts out fear; for fear has to do with punishment, and whoever fears has not reached perfection in love. We love because he first loved us. Those who say, “I love God,” and hate their brothers or sisters, are liars... - 1 john 4:18-20 Sunday morning it snowed …
Continue reading innocence, grandchildren, trust, and perfection in love
Now that was fun! Rebekah and I drove to Richmond Friday afternoon to get together with a group of seminary students who are meeting to study my Christmas book, In My Heart I Carry A Star. It was just a small gathering, it was off campus, and I was paid in pizza - but in my …
DATELINE WAKE FOREST - David and Beks rolled into the house like a cyclone, they immediately took over the entire downstairs, they found every basket of toys available, they covered every square inch of the living room with kid paraphernalia; and then, suddenly, all they really wanted to do was to be with Grandmama and Grandaddy. So the toys …
Continue reading a few exhausting – wonderful – hours with the grandchildren
As soon as David had finished talking with Saul, Jonathan’s life became bound up with David’s life, and Jonathan loved David as much as himself. - Samuel 18:1 THE HEADER: As you can see I've been playing with the "header image" for this blog. I tried several versions, including just me, me and Rebekah, the entire …
This week my Wake Forest Today column is an encouragement to enjoy some serious summer reading. You may or may not have a couple of lazy weeks at the beach scheduled, but you can always pick out a great book, turn off the social media, set the television on "park," pour yourself a huge mug of coffee, …
Continue reading It’s summertime: how about a good, long, read?
For me, the chief purpose and end of my writing is to communicate encouragement and good news. (Yes, I understand that writing is art, and that art can exist for its own sake, even if nobody ever sees the finished product; and I "get" that art is its own validation.) To some extent, then, I know that …
Derek Maul: Words, Photographs, and Food for the Journey 